Cultural Adaptation and Change - A Survey of the Qiang Village in Sichuan

Author: Xu Ping
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: The Qiang people, a once-prolific ethnic group that established the powerful Western Xia Dynasty, now face what situation and what should be their future path? Turning the pages of this book may provide you with the answers you seek. Based on a three-year field investigation of the typical community of Qiang Village, Professor Xu Ping employs research methods from cultural anthropology, sociology, archaeology, and history to describe and analyze the economic life patterns, social construction and operation, the relationship between individuals and society, and the construction of the spiritual world of the Qiang people. Furthermore, connecting the historical transition of the Qiang ethnic group from nomadism to agriculture and the changes in the current life of Qiang Village, the author proposes the theoretical hypothesis that "the essence of culture lies in adaptation, and adaptation brings social progress." In today's world, where cultural adaptation and cultural integration are even more intense, how can people better adapt to rapid changes? The story of the Qiang people in Qiang Village may offer us some inspiration.